Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-09
THE Low FARE MOVEMENT.
The State Thoroughly Aroused by the
Agitation for Cheap Rates.
Special to the Gazette.


Special TO the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Dc, 81 S. Daugher-
", chairman OF the committee OF seven
on immigration and cheap railroad trans
portation, informs your correspondent
thet the state is thoroughly aroused over
the movement. Every msil brings him |
large numbers of letters from prominent |
men Of the state approving the move |
ment, with the assurance that there will |
,e delegations 10 the convention to be held |
in Dallas on the % \. He says he has |
new. + seen movement responded 20 so |
quickly and so enthusiastically. He COM |
o imenta THE GAZETTE on having the
honor Of being the first paper to Call at
tention to the immediate necessity OF the
movement, etc. In fact, every one speaks
in terms of praise OF THE GAzET1E's
course in this matter. Dallas people re-
gard the movement as state STAIR and
hope Fort Worth will send large delege
ZION of her best men to the convention.
In an interview with Msj,r John F
Elliott, secretary of the Committee of
seven, the Major ssid: "The citizens OF
Dallas have noted with sentiments Of
+ cen appreciation the course OF The GA
zETTE in urging on the immigration move
Inaugursted some days ago in this city.
1t il, however, on a par with the course
pursued in the matter Of the Dallas expo
sition recently closed. North Texas is
powerful little family of enterprising
people, and the world that deprecates
and snuus families that quarrel among
themselves, kindly DRIFTS to and
aids the several members where
harmony and cooperation prevails.
The GAZETTE is thus not only
patriotic in It's inspirations, but genuinel
business like in its methods. For GER
tainly Fort Worth is one of the cities to
ne peculiarly and directly bene fled by
flow of immigration to these parts, since
besides being q great railway center she
is in immediate and close connection
with the grt st northwestern and western
farming, stock raising and mineral re-
eions. The work to be done by the con-
vention on the Goth inst. Is stste work
of immense magnitude, and Will deeply
affect every interest and Industry through
out the limits of Texas. With fresh IN
migration Will come additional capital
tor investment in our many resources
and a corresponding reduction Of the
rates OF discount, etc. With Waco, that
rapidly rising city, just south OF her,
1la4Ias OA TIC SSSbi 0olHSSFIIlS SEu CIuCt .
on The north, all alert and active in the
cause, Fort Worth shreWdIy enough per
celves the expsdiency for her wide-awake
citiz7ns lesping toward the front and
pressing cause destined to bring to her
such ricn results. In all this matter our
fates are identical, and harmonious CO.
operation will most effectusIly and
promptly turn the tide which judicious
advertising, aided only 100 often by
shameless tales against Texas
drouth, ruff1spism, train rob5eries,
ETC., etc, had set so strongly toward
CslhorDis, Kansas and Michigan. A de-
termiDed move under this cooperation
will secure the assistance of the railwsy
companies leading into the state. In-
deed, believe our lines will be only too
glad to have this pressure put upon them
SIS warrant fJr them to move along in
the direction we desire. BY all meSns
let Fort Worth be strongly represented at
the convention on December 20"